CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memo on the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements' (CITA's) recent determinations that certain fabrics cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA, also abbreviated as CAFTA-DR). As a result, such fabric is added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the DR-CAFTA in unrestricted quantities.
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1. Short Supply ("Commercially Unavailable") Designations under DR-CAFTA
These fabrics are:
certain two-way stretch woven fabrics of polyester, rayon, and elastomeric yarns;
certain herringbone stretch woven fabrics of polyester, rayon, and spandex yarns;
certain three-thread circular fleece fabrics; and
certain woven polyester/spandex moleskin fabrics.
For a complete list of fabrics, fibers, yarns, and fibers that the DR-CAFTA Parties have determined are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any Party, see DR-CAFTA Annex 3.25 (available at http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/CaftaReqTrack.nsf/aa4a8d4e4e834fe4852572c700477f2e/f30332701dfb867f852572c70047dfa0?OpenDocument).
(TBT-08-004, dated 01/07/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/tbts/tbt2008/tbt_short_supply.ctt/tbt_short_supply.doc)
2. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site
The following were posted to CBP's Web site:
ACE e-Manifest error messages/solutions log. CBP has posted a reference guide to common e-Manifest errors and their solutions found in the Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal. The guide also includes helpful ACE Portal hints. (Guide, posted 01/08/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_welcome/emnfst_error_log.ctt/emnfst_error_log.xls)
Updated NEXUS program description. CBP has posted a document describing its NEXUS program which allows pre-screened, low risk travelers to be processed with little or no delay by U.S. and Canadian officials at designated highway lanes, at a NEXUS kiosk at Canadian Preclearance airports, and at certain marine reporting locations.(Description, dated 01/10/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/nexus_prog/nexus.xml)
Pleasure boat requirement info for PR, Virgin Islands. CBP has posted a document providing pleasure boat requirement information for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The document covers topics such as alternative inspection programs, clearance procedures, designated sites for inspection, etc. (Requirement info, dated 01/08/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/pleasure_boats/boats/pleasure_locations/pr_us_visland.xml)
3. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions
The antidumping and countervailing messages U.S. Customs Border and Protection issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.
An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)